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Looking for the Ocean: A Pixar Journey

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Join two friends Danny and Mark as they re-watch the entire Pixar catalog. That means features, shorts, tech demos, documentaries, and more. They’ll talk about the history of the company and its style and themes as well as their personal connections to the films they watch as cinema lovers who grew up in the early 2000s.

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01:28:47

31. DETOUR! Blue Dog Challenge: Strasse der Spezialisten

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2023/01/06

Join us for Dream Therapy! We watch videos from an art installation that were uploaded to YouTube! It’s melancholy and awesome! Danny goes INSANE trying to remember a childhood online flash game, please help. The dog is walking in the room. Are corporations good? The Godfather tomato sauce gets the SEAL OF APPROVAL. Love is the Message, the Message is All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (we are not officially sponsored by these but they are cool).

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02:26:12

30. The Day of Water: Avatar 2

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2022/12/30

It’s our last holiday special of 2022! Time to talk about whales (not THE Whale, nerds), the high frame rate, and how we remember *half of the characters’ names. This is now a Stephen Lang appreciation show. Mark says no one will be as great as Andy Serkis, but Danny defends Sam Worthington. What’s the Gone Girl Defense? Find out on the shores of the Metkayina, where we open Pandora’s box, and discuss the year’s biggest CGI adventure (excluding Spider).

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02:08:33

29. A Very Looking for the Ocean Christmas: How the...

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2022/12/23

LIVE FROM THE HOLY LAND. We haven't reached any of Pixar's Christmas specials yet, so how can animation nerds celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ? By watching Veggietales! Curl up with cookies for Silly Songs, more Sight and Sound, and Danny’s confession of an unrequited love.

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03:05:37

28. More Death than Blade III: The Incredibles w/...

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2022/12/16

An incredible guest has joined the lads to discuss an incredible movie! Tyler Bourland of CC Farms and Danny’s previous podcast Why Is with Ty and Dan! is here to weigh in on Wakanda Forever’s Disney Gay Couple™, the Family Video that sold CBD, and misleading superhero trailers. This episode is fun for the whole family which means that your whole family can enjoy it and not that they all have to listen to it at the same time.

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01:29:18

27. OY! A Knives Out Mystery: Boundin’

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2022/12/09

Danny and Mark talk about Bud Luckey’s Boundin’, the short which played before The Incredibles. It is GOOD. The lads also discuss the Fabelman’s DIS-stribution, Winnie the Pooh’s fatal mistake in 2011, and Mrs. Pennybottom’s Club Where they Make Sourdough Bread and Read Books or Whatever. Also in this episode you’ll hear the voices of Benoit Blanc AND Ringo Starr! OY!

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01:30:24

26. DETOUR! Parasite But With Dogs: *batteries not...

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2022/12/02

Danny and Mark watch two of Brad Birds’ early screenwriting endeavors, *batteries not included and Family Dog. They are BAD. However, the lads are not discouraged - they discuss Free Birds, the Pope’s favorite movies, and Maya and Miguel, Brothers and Sisters and Best Friends as well. Enjoy your Thanksgiving hangover with da boys, but whatever you do, don’t walk out after ten minutes.

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01:36:31

25. DETOUR! A Serious Men: Boys Night Out

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2022/11/18

In this episode, Danny and Mark watch Teddy Newton’s Boys Night Out WHICH IS APPARENTLY ABOUT STRIPPERS. They talk about banned cartoons, Val Kilmer in Tombstone, deep personal stuff, one of the most well-known movie lists, and Val Kilmer in Tombstone. This is a very good and serious episode despite (because of?) the SURPRISE STRIPPER SHORT. Legitimately, this is important for the canon, do not miss!

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02:04:11

23. Top Gun: Maverick WISHES: Finding Nemo w/ Carson...

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2022/11/11

Another long episode, and well-deserved! Danny’s friend Carson Hume joins the gang to talk about his favorite movie, Andrew Stanton’s Finding Nemo. They also talk about good parenting (again, but deeper this time), all the times Brian Tyree Henry was the best part of a movie he didn’t star in, and gosh-darn excellent vocal performances. Carson and Danny dish on drama and Mark won’t shut up, because he’s excited to make a new friend!

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01:16:02

24. Malignant, Morbius, Morocco: Exploring the Reef...

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2022/11/04

BONJOUR. Mark and Danny discuss the DVD bonus feature Exploring the Reef with Jean-Michel Cousteau. They also talk about the best conservative movies of 2018, Tilda Swinton’s favorite films, and Spongebob Squarepants. Danny hijacks the show to discuss his secret history with a certain clownfish - a history TOO HOT for the Finding Nemo episode. Mark listens.

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22. FEMTOBER HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!: Hosted by Sarah Knauf

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2022/10/28

Femtober 2022 is Here!: https://letterboxd.com/sknauf29/list/femtober-the-requel/ A framing device strands Mark and Danny without a phone. Fortunately, they find themselves right outside Sarah’s haunted mansion. She invites them up to her porch and explains her annual project: watching 31 horror films directed by women in the month of October. She describes the parameters and surprises, the history of the project, and why Mark and Danny are terrible. They also play games, watch a burning car, and

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01:02:06

21: Brought to You by a Serial Killer Maybe: Mike’s...

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2022/10/21

The duo is alone and unsupervised once again! After deciding they have nothing much to say, the lads go rogue and make some surprising discoveries about the commentary track for this episode’s subject, the DVD bonus short Mike’s New Car. They also discuss cheese risks, whether Mark will watch the Indian blockbuster RRR (watching it now lol), and Danny’s love of Netflix films like the Trial of the Chicago 7 in a topsy turvy game segment!!!

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01:49:48

20: Ben Schwartz is NOT a Celebrity: Monsters Inc. w/...

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2022/10/14

In this episode, the lads are joined by writer Sarah Knauf to talk about the first Pixar film not directed by John Lasseter, Pete Docter’s Monsters Inc. Sarah comes on to talk about her favorite movie, and Mark immediately tells her she’s wrong. Danny becomes an Avatar (2009) truther. Come for auteurist analysis. Stay to hear Danny telling Mark that he would make a bad father!

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01:53:12

19: DETOUR! Our Deepest Apologies to Patrick...

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2022/10/07

On this high-flying space-rangering episode the cadets are joined by Joe Schremmer, who DID NOT edit this episode. Despite this, they were happy to have the musician and audio engineer on to shed some Light on the Buzz surrounding the movie of the Year 2000. The Adventures Begin Starring Tim Allen. And also the hot trash Danny has watched, and Mark’s takes on mid-length movies. And Joe uses his wisdom to critique the pod. So grab your Official Buzz Lightyear Brand Cereal and listen to three dudes

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01:09:43

18: Cats, the THX Experience: For the Birds

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2022/09/30

Finally, we’re alone again! Danny takes the opportunity to talk about his New York trip and compares Mark to Jonathan Larson. They discuss Raul Julia and bird representation. The games find a surprising connection in the Wasteland, and then it’s time to talk about their first short in quite some time, For the Birds. It all comes back to, once again, Nicole Kidman and the Riders in the Sky. We should’ve flown in July.

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02:13:17

17: Heartbreak Feels Good in a Place Like This: Toy...

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2022/09/23

On this wonderful @#?/&! of an episode, the lads are joined by film editor and director Julius Jefferson to talk about what will probably be the best sequel they watch, Toy Story 2. Mark wins an Emmy for his work on Succession. Danny talks about the scene that always makes him cry (it’s not where you think!). Julius takes the opportunity to talk about movies we won’t watch for three years! Listen to us while you drive all the way to work, on a Saturday, ALL THE WAY TO WORK.

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02:06:41

16. DETOUR! Woody Harrelson as Carnage in Mamma Mia...

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2022/09/16

Brad Bird’s first feature asks if a gun can have a soul. However, the gang is more interested in discussing the casting decision that has everyone talking - Christopher McDonald as Kent Mansley! They’re joined by special guest, actor and director Tanner Garren, who has ALSO teethed using the Bug’s Life Spider Happy Meal Toy. They dissect the idea of “the perfect film” while also catching up on the last four years of never seeing each other :( But now YOU, the listener, get to hear them catch up! In

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02:02:02

15. DETOUR! Life, Uh, Finds a Way: The Prince of...

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2022/09/09

The boys are LIVE FROM NEW YORK! With Special Guest: actor, singer, juggler, and Sara Bareilles fan Michael Sigillto, skyping in from NEW JERSEY!! Enjoy the attempt to include everyone in the conversation. Mark talks about where to park in St. Louis, Danny does a good deed, and Michael plays the Letterboxd game with surprising results. Oh, and then they talk about The Prince of Egypt, the acclaimed animated musical of the late 1990s. An all-star cast gets an all-star podcast lineup. Michael and Mark

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02:04:50

14. Much Ado About Mark’s Wi-Fi: A Bug’s Life w/ Tori...

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2022/09/02

It's another difficult episode (and not just because of the audio quality), so the team has help! Theatre historian, world traveler, and highly acclaimed podcast appearer Tori Estes joins Mark and Danny to talk about the year 2016, the best Pixar villains, Akira Kurosawa's Shakespeare adaptations, and the end of one of Danny’s other podcasts.

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13. Bumpers (Not the Cars Episode): Toy Story Treats

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2022/08/25

Mark and Danny talk about the old 52! Toy Story interstitials which were played on ABC in the 90s. They also discuss Bullet Train, movie musicals, and the all time shortest Oscar winners. In the end, they both try to write Toy Story 5.

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12. Mr. Deeds Goes to Washington: Geri’s Game

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2022/08/19

Geri’s game! Appropriately, Danny and Mark spend most of this episode playing games. Danny goes through his top 100 movies of all time, Mark drops his high school best-of list and tries to pick a fight with George Miller to get Danny interested in juggling notation. They also discuss the Oscars, famous snubs, Pixar sweeps, and cool sociology teachers.

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